Harvesting Rights
/ˈhɑːrvɪstɪŋ raɪts/
Definitions
- (n.) Legal entitlement to gather or collect natural resources such as crops, timber, or fish from specified land or waters.
The contract granted the logging company harvesting rights on the forested property.
- (n.) Rights granted to indigenous peoples or communities to collect traditional natural resources for sustenance or economic use.
The treaty secured harvesting rights for the tribe in ancestral fishing grounds.
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Commentary
Harvesting rights often arise in property, environmental, and indigenous law contexts and should be clearly delineated in contracts to specify scope, duration, and limitations.
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